De Seve, is speaking as part of WestConn's fifth annual AniFest event, an animation festival featuring computer animation and the graphics industry, from today through Thursday at the Student Center.
The festival will showcase animation works from artists worldwide and feature artwork from WestConn artists.
"Peter is an absolute marvel when it comes to speaking,'' said

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William Joel
, director of the
Center for Graphics Research
.
Organizers have opened up its juried student animation competition worldwide and had submissions from the United States.
"The artwork from France is really fabulous,'' said Joel.
Judges will review entries on the basis of content, design, originality, technical excellence and artistic merit. Selected works will be displayed in a continuous loop thoughout the three-day festival.
To advertise the festival, local illustrator
Tom Kidd
who does science fiction-type illustrations allowed the center to use a piece of his work for a poster.
The poster is a combination of mixed mediums with acyclic and digital art designed by WestConn student
Lauren Bitterman-Miller
who was inspired by Kidd's artwork.
"I had fun making the poster," said Bitterman-Miller an illustration major and would like to go into the industry.
Joel told her he wanted a vintage science fiction look so she researched old sci-fi movies.
For a dash of whimsy, she added cows to the poster.
Her partner on the project WestConn student
Raffela Arcamone
created a green alien they both named "George," that was used on the festival's promotional materials. Joel said will be put on other future projects dealing with the center.
To Bitterman-Miller, it has been exciting to see animation evolve over the years, "from the very first shorts with stop motion til now with the computers."
"I have been a Disney fan since I was very young," said Bitterman-Miller, adding she has followed
Pixar
's development.
Student animation submissions can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the
Student Center Theater
on the main floor and outside the theater.
Joel said, "I think (AniFest) will appeal to a tremendous amount of people."
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For information about the Center for Graphics Research (
CRG
) log on to
http://cs.wcsu.edu/cgr
or contact WestConn professor William Joel at (203) 837-9353.